extending electrical to the shed

[ChadTower]

New outdoor light since we use the yard at night a lot (movie nights) and the entrance point.



Panel and switches for interior/exterior lights, GFCI outlet, and 240v box waiting for a device to need it.



Fluorescent interior.



Two more outlets... there's one other for a total of four 110v outlets on three walls.

[ChadTower]

Poor Fathom. 

Yeah... I need to get that sucker shopped and playing soon.  You can only see the head, though.  The cabinet in the foreground is Dragonfist.  My Fathom cabinet is original.  Needs a little cleanup but isn't painted blue like it appears in that photo.

[Zakk]

Does it get windy there?

Just asking, as your roof doesn't have either a top ridge board, collar beams or even hurricane ties. 

If I put that in my backyard, the roof would be gone by sept. 




Just curious...

[ChadTower]

Does it get windy there?

Just asking, as your roof doesn't have either a top ridge board, collar beams or even hurricane ties. 

If I put that in my backyard, the roof would be gone by sept. 

Guess it doesn't get as windy here as it does there.  If that roof were in danger most of the stuff in my yard would be moreso.

[Hoopz]

Do you have to cover the studs since the wiring is there for it to be brought up to code?

[ChadTower]

Do you have to cover the studs since the wiring is there for it to be brought up to code?

I asked about that and the electrician said no because it's not a dwelling.  I'm tempted to cover just those spots, though.

[Hoopz]

I wondered if it would matter since it wasn't a house.  I'd cover it with peg board.  Provides some protection and offers utility at the same time.

[ChadTower]

Not too bad an idea.  Maybe I can cover it with pictures of Peg Bundy.  Best of both worlds.

[Level42]

l and switches for interior/exterior lights, GFCI outlet, and 240v box waiting for a device to need it.

I could send you a hair-dryer or something

Overhere we'd run those wires in (flexible) PVC pipes normally. Also, those cables look like stranded right ? Has to be solid core here. However, I've heard they are leaving the rules a bit more free now so it's ok you leave out the pipe.

Since I wanted every single power outlet to power only 1 device, I opted for stranded wire too, and no pipes, would have been very costly. Don't tell anyone

[ChadTower]

The yellow wires are solid core... I believe the 240 line to that box is stranded, though.  The lines inside don't need to be in a pipe but everything outdoors does.

[richms]

Does it have to come up outside to that massive box thing? When we did ours here we drilled down thru the slab into the trench so that there was nothing visible outside on the house or the garage.

[ChadTower]

Does it have to come up outside to that massive box thing? When we did ours here we drilled down thru the slab into the trench so that there was nothing visible outside on the house or the garage.

I don't know - that's how the electrician said to do it.  I suppose it's possible he just didn't want to drill through the slab.  Doesn't bother me, though, given that he did the whole job (except the trench) for $600 including inspections, permits, and materials.

[shardian]

If you don't plan on covering your studs, you should have used exposed wiring conduit and outlet boxes. You know - the metal stuff you see in warehouses.

[ChadTower]

I did ask the electrician about that.  He said there was no code requiring it for small stoage buildings like this... but I agree, it would be better than what is in.  That's why I mentioned earlier in the thread that I might drop some thin ply in front of the wiring at some point just to avoid anything falling on it and adding stress.

[shardian]

I did ask the electrician about that.  He said there was no code requiring it for small stoage buildings like this... but I agree, it would be better than what is in.  That's why I mentioned earlier in the thread that I might drop some thin ply in front of the wiring at some point just to avoid anything falling on it and adding stress.

That would be a good idea. You are GFI protected, but it would still suck for your wiring to get accidentally f'ed up by a falling power tool.

[ChadTower]

As it is there is very little wiring that is likely to happen on.  The long wall run is right under some permanent shelving.  The far wall is behind stored games.  The near wall, though, is more exposed as that is where lots of stuff like shovels and sports equipment is stored up against that wall.  The panel itself is behind where I store spare sheet goods so while they're not attached to the framing there is like 5" of sheet coverage there.